Quotes About Conciseness

I have only made this letter rather long because I have not had time to make it shorter.

anyone who really believed what they were saying could get it said in a lot fewer words.

Twitter was a mere prototype in 2006; now, many of us have become adept at saying all we have to say in 140 characters.

I've seen people twitter in haiku only.

There are risks in the sheer brevity of Twitter, and it's actually quite an elegant art reducing what you have to say to 140 characters, and it's something that I quite enjoy attempting to do.

Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.

A word to the wise is -- unnecessary.

First, cut out all the wisdom, then cut out all the adjectives.

Hit the nail on the head.

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.

To say more while saying less is the secret of being simple.

The longer and the deeper the thought, the shorter the sentence of wisdom will be.

The point is, stories can be all lengths. Never underestimate the power of "less is more.

I'm very proud that I'm smart enough to get to the point

When you can articulate your subject in a few sentences, in terms of action and character, you're ready to begin expanding the elements of structure and story. It may take several pages of free-association writing about your story before you can begin to grasp the essentials and reduce a complex story line to a simple sentence or two. Don't worry about it. Just keep doing it, and you will be able to articulate your story idea clearly and concisely.

Something is wrong with a sentence when you can delete words and not sense the loss.

I like the idea of there being times when even words cost so much you used them sparingly. I have known a lot of old men and women who talked as if they were paying Western Union by the word.

We play short songs and short sets for people who don't have a lot of spare time.

No man pleases by silence; many I please by speaking briefly.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

I will be brief. Not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the world's shortest speech. He said I will be so brief I have already finished, and he sat down.

We've learned a bunch of things; when you send a message to people, keep those messages short. Imagine walking up to a girl in a bar and going into a four-minute speech about how great you are. No one wants to hear that.

If all our agents would abridge their speeches one half, I am satisfied the effect produced would be much greater. The 'art of leaving off' at the right time, and in the right place, is one of the most difficult things to learn.

Mourinho doesn't need to give long speeches. He's direct and to the point.